Harrisonburg Metro Area Historical First Ancestry Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
103,348 (80.64%) out of the total population of 128,166 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisonburg Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 1,440 | 1.12%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.56% |
| Czech | 209 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.47% |
| Danish | 221 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.42% |
| Dutch | 1,205 | 0.94%, see rank | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| English | 10,819 | 8.44%, see rank | 10.69% | 8.02% |
| French | 2,545 | 1.99%, see rank | 2.33% | 3.34% |
| German | 23,519 | 18.35%, see rank | 11.87% | 15.03% |
| Greek | 233 | 0.18%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.41% |
| Hungarian | 306 | 0.24%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.46% |
| Irish | 9,070 | 7.08%, see rank | 9.99% | 10.80% |
| Italian | 3,395 | 2.65%, see rank | 4.00% | 5.52% |
| Norwegian | 676 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.61% | 1.42% |
| Polish | 1,768 | 1.38%, see rank | 1.89% | 3.01% |
| Portuguese | 88 | 0.07%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.44% |
| Russian | 1,137 | 0.89%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.92% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,503 | 1.95%, see rank | 1.68% | 0.99% |
| Scottish | 1,847 | 1.44%, see rank | 2.13% | 1.72% |
| Subsaharan African | 523 | 0.41%, see rank | 2.02% | 0.95% |
| Swedish | 734 | 0.57%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.27% |
| Swiss | 2,064 | 1.61%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.30% |
| Ukrainian | 816 | 0.64%, see rank | 0.23% | 0.31% |
| American | 28,324 | 22.10%, see rank | 11.04% | 7.12% |
| Welsh | 622 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.57% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
107,750 (85.93%) out of the total population of 125,396 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisonburg Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 874 | 0.70%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.53% |
| Czech | 137 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.50% |
| Danish | 180 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Dutch | 986 | 0.79%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.51% |
| English | 10,182 | 8.12%, see rank | 11.31% | 8.53% |
| French | 2,345 | 1.87%, see rank | 2.44% | 3.54% |
| German | 21,167 | 16.88%, see rank | 12.33% | 15.79% |
| Greek | 240 | 0.19%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.42% |
| Hungarian | 205 | 0.16%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.48% |
| Irish | 7,930 | 6.32%, see rank | 10.45% | 11.36% |
| Italian | 2,866 | 2.29%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.66% |
| Norwegian | 615 | 0.49%, see rank | 0.62% | 1.46% |
| Polish | 1,434 | 1.14%, see rank | 1.95% | 3.13% |
| Portuguese | 138 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.46% |
| Russian | 855 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.97% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,035 | 1.62%, see rank | 1.78% | 1.07% |
| Scottish | 1,966 | 1.57%, see rank | 2.30% | 1.81% |
| Subsaharan African | 814 | 0.65%, see rank | 2.05% | 0.93% |
| Swedish | 931 | 0.74%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.34% |
| Swiss | 2,471 | 1.97%, see rank | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| Ukrainian | 848 | 0.68%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 38,059 | 30.35%, see rank | 11.02% | 6.72% |
| Welsh | 563 | 0.45%, see rank | 0.70% | 0.60% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
105,371 (86.14%) out of the total population of 122,328 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisonburg Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 474 | 0.39%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 213 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.53% |
| Danish | 117 | 0.10%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.48% |
| Dutch | 1,111 | 0.91%, see rank | 1.16% | 1.63% |
| English | 8,903 | 7.28%, see rank | 11.75% | 9.02% |
| French | 2,192 | 1.79%, see rank | 2.54% | 3.77% |
| German | 22,315 | 18.24%, see rank | 12.95% | 16.51% |
| Greek | 246 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.44% |
| Hungarian | 259 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.51% |
| Irish | 8,512 | 6.96%, see rank | 10.78% | 11.76% |
| Italian | 2,801 | 2.29%, see rank | 4.05% | 5.78% |
| Norwegian | 521 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.65% | 1.51% |
| Polish | 1,462 | 1.20%, see rank | 1.98% | 3.24% |
| Portuguese | 149 | 0.12%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| Russian | 809 | 0.66%, see rank | 0.70% | 1.01% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,236 | 1.83%, see rank | 2.57% | 1.72% |
| Scottish | 1,823 | 1.49%, see rank | 2.41% | 1.92% |
| Subsaharan African | 766 | 0.63%, see rank | 2.00% | 0.91% |
| Swedish | 823 | 0.67%, see rank | 0.77% | 1.41% |
| Swiss | 2,497 | 2.04%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.33% |
| Ukrainian | 649 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.31% |
| American | 38,263 | 31.28%, see rank | 10.65% | 6.28% |
| Welsh | 531 | 0.43%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.63% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
101,099 (86.00%) out of the total population of 117,553 reported first ancestry.
| Harrisonburg Area | % of the Total Population | Virginia | U.S. | |
| Arab | 490 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.66% | 0.50% |
| Czech | 232 | 0.20%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.54% |
| Danish | 59 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.49% |
| Dutch | 1,124 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| English | 8,650 | 7.36%, see rank | 12.05% | 9.29% |
| French | 1,774 | 1.51%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.90% |
| German | 22,497 | 19.14%, see rank | 13.25% | 16.89% |
| Greek | 203 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.44% | 0.45% |
| Hungarian | 242 | 0.21%, see rank | 0.38% | 0.52% |
| Irish | 8,127 | 6.91%, see rank | 11.09% | 12.01% |
| Italian | 2,471 | 2.10%, see rank | 4.17% | 5.91% |
| Norwegian | 493 | 0.42%, see rank | 0.66% | 1.55% |
| Polish | 1,256 | 1.07%, see rank | 2.01% | 3.32% |
| Portuguese | 125 | 0.11%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.48% |
| Russian | 899 | 0.76%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.04% |
| Scotch-Irish | 2,606 | 2.22%, see rank | 2.67% | 1.77% |
| Scottish | 2,333 | 1.98%, see rank | 2.52% | 1.97% |
| Subsaharan African | 683 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.88% | 0.88% |
| Swedish | 619 | 0.53%, see rank | 0.78% | 1.45% |
| Swiss | 2,409 | 2.05%, see rank | 0.27% | 0.34% |
| Ukrainian | 485 | 0.41%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| American | 36,409 | 30.97%, see rank | 10.83% | 6.43% |
| Welsh | 452 | 0.38%, see rank | 0.74% | 0.65% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.